Kayte
Thanks for the last post ..... I wasn't having a go at you or Frankie. I had to explain it as it was. I was only seen in it for a minute or two here and there, and I still get recognised from that... The other week the driver taking me, of all things, to the last TVX party remembered me.. LOL.
To be seen openly as being in this industry means you have to be strong. I was meant to have shot a brand new 19 year old Indian model last week but at the 23rd hr she changed her mind. We'd been discussing the shoot for a couple of weeks and I told her the good and bad about being in the biz and recognised/seen by family. She still lives at home and comes from a religious Hindu family. She realised that there would/could be a lot of come back for her and we cancelled.
Bill
Very few documentary's pay whether about porn or not !
Cathy and Phil Barry were also in Virgin, and they also came over very well. The ones who didn't in their part, were the guys who talked the talk but couldn't get a wood for the shoots. That was expected to happen and I thiught that brought humour to the programme. How many women meet guys that talk about their sexual prowess and then end up a big flop... LOL.
Unfortunately for Frankie, the biz wasn't for her.... But that's what a documentary is about.. Showing life as it is.
A few of us also worked with the BBC for a Radio 1 Xtra documentary that was transmitted in June. I know that I was happy, and so was Terry Stephens to do it for nothing.. PR PR PR
I first appeared in a documentary back in the 60's when a friend of mine starrred in a programme comparing us young mods shopping in Carnaby Street, to the old school shopping in Saville Row, and how we lived our lives. I was also in another one in the 70's about men and their vanity comparing us to women, but again this was done well. So I can say that my experiences have always been good
In 70/71 when I was a fashion designer, the old style Evening News wrote a scathing article about a full length velvet maxi coat we produced. As it was so long, a lot of short women found it dragged on the ground and the velvet was rubbed off. We refused to accept responsibility for this, as the women should have known better. The end result was we sold more of that coat after that piece than ever before... Good can come out of bad...PR PR PR..
As for the use of the word "MUSLIM." Sahara mentioned this very clearly in her press coverage prior to the programme being aired, so don't blame the producers. This isn't having a go at Sahara in any way as she was prepared to talk openly to the Sun and Closer magazine about her religion. That explains a reason for the use of "MUSLIM" on tv.
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